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Updated 28 Oct 2021

Barclays Finance Professional Interview Experiences

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is difference IFRS and Ind As Financial Instruments
  • Ans. 

    IFRS and Ind AS have different standards for financial instruments.

    • IFRS recognizes financial instruments as either financial assets or financial liabilities, while Ind AS recognizes them as either financial assets, financial liabilities, or equity instruments.

    • IFRS requires fair value measurement for all financial instruments, while Ind AS allows for amortized cost measurement for certain financial instruments.

    • IFRS has ...

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  • Q2. What is Investment banking
  • Ans. 

    Investment banking is a financial service that helps companies and governments raise capital by underwriting and selling securities.

    • Investment banks act as intermediaries between issuers and investors

    • They provide advice on mergers and acquisitions, and help companies go public

    • Investment banking services include underwriting, trading, research, and asset management

    • Examples of investment banks include Goldman Sachs, JPMo

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well whatever writen in your CV and also all the technical concepts relevant to your role in the company.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on resume where CGPA cutoff was around 8.

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were related to Data interpretation and Aptitude,which mostly tests a person's patience too.Around 20-25 were shortlisted after this round.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Questions relating to case studies and course done in your maths were asked.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round,the candidate was asked to talk about himself, his qualities and mostly the activities he was involved in the past 4-5 years of his life.

Skill Tips: A proper revision of math courses will also be useful during interviews and can do much better by having preparation in case studies.
Skills: Good communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. SAS ,SQl knowledge

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. I was asked 3 Guesstimates. They weren't that difficult. They only wanted to see the process I took to get to the answer. The answer need not be correct.
  • Q2. They asked me what I thought about team work and how every team member's contribution is needed for the success of the project.
  • Q3. I talked about my work ex in Tableau so they asked what kind of work I did there.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare few Guesstimates before going to the interview. Also it would benefit If you can provide an experience with the analytical tools you have mentioned in the resume. It really helps.

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions were asked around Requirements Gathering process, Client interaction. In depth questions were asked around Agile and Agile Methodologies and Agile tools.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are applying for Business Analyst role always be thorough with your project management skills and agile terminologies if your project was following agile model.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. SQL JOINS
  • Q2. Python Packages
  • Ans. 

    Python packages are pre-written code libraries that can be imported and used in Python programs.

    • Packages contain modules, which contain functions and classes

    • Packages can be installed using pip or conda

    • Popular packages include NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib

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  • Q3. Python Projects mentioned in the resume
  • Q4. Basic HR questions
  • Q5. Puzzles
  • Q6. Basics about loans default in banking

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Calm and composed and go through your resume properly.
Revise SQL, SAS, and Python if you are targeting a role in the business intelligence unit of axis bank

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is company history

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Salary expectations
  • Q2. Industry standards
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There are 18 multiple-choice questions that include math-related topics, along with 2 medium to hard questions sourced from LeetCode.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Emphasize SQL and fundamental mathematics.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical knowledge about SQL database knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest with your answers don't bluff the interviewers

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